Local Business Brings More Than Pizza to the Table Coffeezeria and community come together STORY BY DAN OKO
about Lauryn Erfurt the first time he laid eyes on her. They were both in college, working at a then-new Texas Roadhouse in San Marcos. Lauryn and Owen worked side by side managing different parts of the restaurant. Moore always made her laugh, and after a couple of years working together, the pair eventually dated and later married. After a stint doing real estate in Austin, the Moores (pictured right), both 35, now run their very own restaurant. The Dough Joe is a coffeehouse and pizzeria in downtown Bandera, Lauryn’s hometown. The restaurant, which the Moores call a “coffeezeria” (combining coffee and pizzeria), opened last year in a former gas station that was once the meat market on Main Street. With design help from Lauryn’s sister, they transformed the former garage bays into a swank, comfortable restaurant with a high-capacity oven for baking pizzas, and a split dining room with space for private parties. With 17 employees, they serve espresso drinks and offer specialty breakfast pizzas stacked with eggs and pan sausage, lunch specials and salads, beer, and wine. “We asked ourselves what could get us back here, and what we could bring to the community that was missing,” explains Lauryn. “We did a ton of research, and we feel very lucky we were so well received. Our product was true and correct.”
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